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Body Mechanics Quiz
All of the above - ✔✔To apply proper body mechanics to a patient in bed, health care workers should
____.
An older patient in a hospital room has respiratory problems - ✔✔Which of the following situations is
best handled by the Fowler's bed position?
Ask a co-worker for help - ✔✔What should you do if a patient is too heavy for you to move alone?
Ask another health care worker for help - ✔✔Meredith needs to transfer Mr. Grey to a wheelchair
and take him to therapy. After putting on the transfer belt, Meredith realizes that Mr. Grey is too heavy
for her to lift alone. What should she do next?
Back injury - ✔✔What is the most common type of injury experienced by health care workers?
Beside the bed and against the wall - ✔✔During a patient transfer from bed to wheelchair, where
should the wheelchair be placed?
By leaning into the object with your body weight - ✔✔What is the best way to push an object?
%
Close to your body - ✔✔When carrying a heavy object, where should you hold the object?
Gain a competitive physical advantage - ✔✔Which of the following is not a goal of body mechanics
in geriatric and rehabilitation patients?
hips and knees - ✔✔Always bend at your ____.
Leg muscles - ✔✔Which muscles are the strongest in your body?
Muscles are most productive when they are used correctly. - ✔✔Which of the following is true of
body mechanics?
Positioning the body in ways that prevent injury - ✔✔What is body mechanics?
Supine - ✔✔In what position is a patient lying on the back?
Transfer belt - ✔✔Which tool should be used when transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair?
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Body Mechanics Quiz
All of the above - ✔✔To apply proper body mechanics to a patient in bed, health care workers should
____.
An older patient in a hospital room has respiratory problems - ✔✔Which of the following situations is
best handled by the Fowler's bed position?
Ask a co-worker for help - ✔✔What should you do if a patient is too heavy for you to move alone?
Ask another health care worker for help - ✔✔Meredith needs to transfer Mr. Grey to a wheelchair
and take him to therapy. After putting on the transfer belt, Meredith realizes that Mr. Grey is too heavy
for her to lift alone. What should she do next?
Back injury - ✔✔What is the most common type of injury experienced by health care workers?
Beside the bed and against the wall - ✔✔During a patient transfer from bed to wheelchair, where
should the wheelchair be placed?
By leaning into the object with your body weight - ✔✔What is the best way to push an object?
%
Close to your body - ✔✔When carrying a heavy object, where should you hold the object?
Gain a competitive physical advantage - ✔✔Which of the following is not a goal of body mechanics
in geriatric and rehabilitation patients?
hips and knees - ✔✔Always bend at your ____.
Leg muscles - ✔✔Which muscles are the strongest in your body?
Muscles are most productive when they are used correctly. - ✔✔Which of the following is true of
body mechanics?
Positioning the body in ways that prevent injury - ✔✔What is body mechanics?
Supine - ✔✔In what position is a patient lying on the back?
Transfer belt - ✔✔Which tool should be used when transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair?
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